Runnemede ranks #51 in New Jersey for affordability
Runnemede is ranked on 35 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Longer growing season than 97% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Runnemede’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Runnemede does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Runnemede marked.
Runnemede lands in the top half on 5 of 21 lists
Each dot is Runnemede’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Runnemede does best come first.
Runnemede out-ranks 2 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Runnemede lands in every NJ ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#51
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#82
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#64
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#126 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#299
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#150 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#345
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#392
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#314
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#292
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#457
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#276 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#361
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#296
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#62
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#215 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#370
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#47
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#422
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#250
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#245 
The number on the right is Runnemede’s spot. All of New Jersey’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every NJ list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.